Someone Moving in

"Die, you asshole!!!"

In the morning, as Ryota was walking towards his class, suddenly, a loud voice shouted at Ryota, which made him stop.

He turned around and saw two famous perverts at the academy, Matsuda and Motohama, running towards him and trying to punch him in the back.

Ryota caught their hands and twisted them, making them scream in pain.

"What the heck is your problem?" asked Ryota to both of them.

They both held their hands which were still in pain and glared at Ryota.

"That rumor is a hot topic right now! You asked Reya and Momo on a date last week! Both of them!" said the bald guy, Matsuda in despair.

"After making Tsubaki-senpai your girlfriend, now you're pointing your evil claws at the other council members! What school is this!? Your private harem!?" said the bespectacled guy, Motohama while crying with his snot coming out. This person seemed to want to shed tears of blood from being too depressed.

Ryota held his chin and thought for a moment.

The location where they shop is quite far from Kuoh Academy.

Maybe other students noticed them because Ryota, Reya, and Momo were still wearing their school uniforms.

What confused Ryota was why Reya and Momo weren't angry with the rumors circulating right now.

"Date? I guess it's like a date for passersby who see us. Reya and Momo didn't say anything about this?" asked Ryota.

"They became embarrassed and blushed after everyone asked them! This is already irrefutable evidence!"

"It's a date, then." said Ryota while nodding his head.

If Reya and Momo didn't care about this, he didn't care either. After all, Tsubaki and the others already knew the truth.

Matsuda and Motohama got angry and started punching him in the face, this time Ryota just dodged while smiling mockingly at them.

"Damn! After! Ise! Walking! Together! Rias-senpai! And! Asia-chan! Now! Another! Guy! Is! Enjoying! His! Harem!" Matsuda shouted. Every time he said a word, he tried to punch Ryota, who kept dodging.

After a while, they got tired and lay down on the floor.

"...Is this the difference between popular men and us?" asked Matsuda while panting and looking at Ryota.

"...Heh, don't worry, partner. I've already given the new RyotaXKiba material to the manga club as our revenge." said Motohama while smiling triumphantly.

"I knew something was odd when Sona had confiscated it, but it kept showing up. I think I found the culprit." said Ryota annoyedly.

He didn't want to hear their excuses, so he grabbed their feet and dragged them along.

Ryota walked towards the student council room, ignoring the students who were looking at them.

"Ouch! Ouch! It hurts!"

"Where are we going, senpai!"

"Obviously the student council room. I don't want to waste my time on you."

After that day, Matsuda and Motohama were afraid to face him head-on, but still continued to spread the BL manga.

—

A week passed peacefully, although Ryota noticed the devils were a little restless, especially Rias's peerage. From what Sona said, Rias was preparing for her first rating game, so she and her peerage would be taking a break from school for a while.

Inside the student council room, Sona and Ryota looked at the chessboard on the table. The other members were all around them, looking curious, while Genshirou was still glaring at Ryota.

"...A rook moves horizontally or vertically, a bishop moves diagonally, and a queen moves like rook or bishop." said Sona.

Sona was currently explaining the rules of chess and how to play it to Ryota.

Ryota nodded.

"Alright. So the side that checkmates the king on the other side wins, right? Let's start."

Sona said they would play 5 minutes of blitz chess, so at least Ryota got used to the chess rules first.

Ryota played white, while Sona played black. Ryota moved his pawn piece to e4, and Sona moved her piece to e5.

Both of them move their pieces without saying anything.

And, after a while, Sona said.

The two of them moved their pieces without saying anything.

The other student council members stared at the chessboard curiously, Ryota was a smart person because he always entered the top 10 in his grades every time there was a test, while Sona was the most intelligent person in Kuoh Academy.

After a while, Sona put down her bishop piece, and she said.

"...Checkmate."

"Yeah, I lost. You are really good, Sona."

Ryota never played chess. Every game he played with Osakabehime was a game with a fast-paced genre like fighting or racing games.

A slow game like chess would put Osakabehime to sleep quickly.

The only board game he played before was monopoly so Tamamo and Shuten could join them playing, and it wasn't played on the actual board, but on the game console.

"Of course. After all, you're still a rookie." Sona said with a proud smile.

"Then, how about you give me a handicap? You're better than me anyway."

"What do you want to do?" asked Sona curiously.

"It's a secret." Ryota said with a mysterious smile.

Sona nodded. She didn't feel she would lose even to a rookie who played with underhanded tactics. After all, some of the previous men who played chess against her also tried to cheat and she still won.

"Sure. Do what you want."

Ryota smiled, then looked at Tsubaki.

"Tsubaki-chan, come here." Ryota said. He patted the empty space next to him.

Tsubaki felt confused, but walked towards him anyway.

"Kyaa!"

Suddenly, Ryota grabbed her hand and pulled her gently, making Tsubaki sit on her lap while Ryota hugged her from behind.

"Sorry, Tsubaki-chan. I know you're embarrassed but let's shock Sona with our combined power." Ryota whispered softly into Tsubaki's ear.

The others looked at them dumbfounded. Genshirou glared at Ryota and muttered some curse words, while some of the members looked at them with a bit of jealousy.

Tsubaki was already blushing, her underclassmen stared at her while Ryota was playing with her hair, so she couldn't help but nod and look down shyly. Tsubaki didn't know what Ryota's plans were, but she was going to help him anyway.

"What should I do, Ryota-kun?" asked Tsubaki in a low voice.

Ryota hugged her tighter and whispered to her.

"Let me hug you. I have to fill up my Tsubakirium."

Tsubaki nodded again. Although she didn't mind doing this in a private place, but right now, everyone was looking at them, so she could only hope that Ryota didn't embarrass her too much.

"...Is this your plan, Ryota-kun?" asked Sona. She furrowed her brows, and her eyes lit up with determination.

Sona really didn't want to lose against Ryota right now, especially with this strange tactic.

If Ryota thinks she will be distracted by the sight of a flirting couple in front of her , then she would show a game of chess that has beaten many people since she was little.

Ryota looked at Sona and smiled at her.

"Calm down, Sona. Let's start the game."

The game starts again. Ryota is using the same opening move like the last game, e4. But, when Sona touches her chess pieces, Ryota uses his sacred gear ability, Sha Naqba Imuru. His eyes shone for a second. He's learning how to play chess like Sona.

The game started again. Ryota used the same opening move as the last game, e4.

However, when Sona touched her chess piece, Ryota used the ability of his sacred gear, Sha Naqba Imuru. He poured magic power into his eyes, and in an instant he knew how to play chess like Sona.

Sona and the others had already felt Ryota's use of magic, but they didn't feel anything different from him.

They moved the chess pieces quietly, and time passed. The game had reached the middle game stage. At this time, Sona and others looked at the chessboard strangely.

"He's playing like Sona-kaichou…"

Since Ryota never played chess, and Sona wanted to play a 5-minute chess game, he didn't have time to strategize, but at least he could follow Sona's way of playing.

Time passed again. The game had reached the end of the game, Ryota's pieces were bishop and king, while Sona were knight, rook, and king.

Ryota moved his bishop, and took Sona's rook, then he declared.

"...Draw. Right, Sona?"

Even though the chances were very slim to checkmate with the king and knight, and Ryota still had a bishop, so there was no way for Ryota to lose this game. Ryota also couldn't checkmate with just the king and bishop. So the game ended in a stalemate.

He looked at Sona. She was still silent, staring at the chessboard. A few seconds later, she lifted her face and looked at Ryota.

"What magic did you use?" asked Sona.

In the game before, Ryota was still playing like a beginner, but this game suddenly he played like a pro player. There was no way with just the Tsubakirium that Ryota said, he became great instantly. The only thing that made sense was the use of magic that Ryota did while they were playing.

Tsubaki also looked at him curiously.

Ryota smiled at Tsubaki. He stroked her cheek lovingly, and then he kissed her.

"I'll tell you one day. Teach me another time, Sona. See you later!" Ryota said, then he stood up and left the room, leaving the student council members still confused by what happened earlier.

"...If he can use strange magic like that, then why is he hugging Tsubaki-senpai?" asked Reya while raising her hand.

Sona sighed, and massaged her forehead.

"I think he just wanted to tease Tsubaki..."

—

That night, Ryota got a magic circle call from Mephisto, asking him to come to his office.

Mephisto said there was something important that couldn't be discussed from afar so Ryota immediately came to Mephisto's office.

"What's wrong? I'm still doing my daily training, and you asked me to come here even though there's no mission?"

Ryota looked at Mephisto, who was sitting quietly on the sofa drinking a cup of coffee.

Ryota thought this was an important conversation, but it didn't seem like a big deal after seeing Mephisto's overly calm expression.

"Well, calm down a bit. That person will be here in a minute."

Ryota nodded, sat on the sofa and ate the snacks on the table.

After a while, a bright light came from the magic circle in the room, and a beautiful blonde-haired woman appeared, smiling at Ryota. She was holding two large suitcases in her hands now.

Ryota looked at Lavinia, then Mephisto, and then Lavinia again, feeling confused.

"I was waiting for Lavi-chan?" asked Ryota.

"Yes, Lavinia. she doesn't know where you are, so I want you to take her to your house." Mephisto said as he placed some documents on the table.

Ryota took the documents and looked at them. Meanwhile, Lavinia was already sitting next to him.

"What the hell is this?"

"Paper ownership for the land in Kuoh Town. This is Lavinia's reward for the last Kraken mission. Slightly delayed, as it was difficult to reach an agreement from the Youkai Faction."

Ryota ignored the last part and asked Lavinia.

"Land? Why Kuoh? If you want to open a business you should buy it near Tobio's bar. It's a quiet place but still pretty good."

"I want that land because Mephisto said it's near your house, Ryo-kun." said Lavinia while smiling brightly at Ryota.

"That vacant lot that became a public parking lot? You can't open any business there! And it's literally next door to my mansion!"

Lavinia didn't reply to Ryota but still smiled at him.

Ryota sighed.

"Well, it's your problem, anyway. What about the Slash/Dog team? Won't they be surprised if you suddenly move to Kuoh?"

"It's fine. Tobi and the others agreed after I said I wanted to live with you. As long as I still work at Tobi's bar sometimes." Lavinia said calmly.

Lavinia was a singer who worked at Tobio's bar, Black Dog.

If the Slash/Dog team didn't have a problem with that, he didn't have a problem either.

Ryota nodded.

"Okay. My house also has a lot of empty rooms. Let's go."

Lavinia took her luggage and walked to the magic circle in the room.

Ryota then walked beside her and whispered.

"Get ready, Levi-chan. Something will definitely happen when a young man and a woman living in the same place for a while."

"...Huh?"

Lavinia blushed, while imagining what scene would happen between them.

"See you later, Mephistocchi!" Ryota said, then the two of them teleported to Ryota's house.

Mephisto Peles sighed.

"When are you two going to be a couple..."